South Africa Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1970-2022
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- South Africa greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 513,440.00, a 0.23% decline from 2017.
- South Africa greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 514,600.00, a 2.6% increase from 2016.
- South Africa greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2016 was 501,550.00, a 0.09% increase from 2015.
- South Africa greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2015 was 501,090.00, a 4.56% decline from 2014.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| China |
12,355,240.00 |
| Russia |
2,543,400.00 |
| Brazil |
1,032,640.00 |
| Iran |
828,280.00 |
| Mexico |
679,880.00 |
| South Africa |
513,440.00 |
| Turkey |
502,520.00 |
| Thailand |
416,950.00 |
| Malaysia |
306,670.00 |
| Kazakhstan |
274,220.00 |
| Venezuela |
233,920.00 |
| Algeria |
218,910.00 |
| Iraq |
215,690.00 |
| Colombia |
184,100.00 |
| Turkmenistan |
125,080.00 |
| Romania |
109,010.00 |
| Libya |
103,040.00 |
| Peru |
96,280.00 |
| Belarus |
88,140.00 |
| Azerbaijan |
80,260.00 |
| Ecuador |
65,680.00 |
| Serbia |
62,600.00 |
| Bulgaria |
53,330.00 |
| Paraguay |
49,170.00 |
| Cuba |
41,860.00 |
| Dominican Republic |
39,060.00 |
| Jordan |
35,810.00 |
| Guatemala |
35,400.00 |
| Lebanon |
34,350.00 |
| Bosnia |
27,190.00 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
19,270.00 |
| Botswana |
16,120.00 |
| Costa Rica |
15,810.00 |
| Namibia |
11,930.00 |
| North Macedonia |
10,510.00 |
| Albania |
10,080.00 |
| Jamaica |
10,020.00 |
| Armenia |
9,360.00 |
| Gabon |
7,460.00 |
| Mauritius |
6,740.00 |
| Guyana |
5,040.00 |
| Montenegro |
3,800.00 |
| Suriname |
3,780.00 |
| Fiji |
2,820.00 |
| Maldives |
2,380.00 |
| Grenada |
2,360.00 |
| Belize |
1,560.00 |
| St. Lucia |
740.00 |
| Samoa |
690.00 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
370.00 |
| Tonga |
350.00 |
| Dominica |
240.00 |
| Marshall Islands |
240.00 |
| Nauru |
80.00 |
| Tuvalu |
30.00 |
| South Africa Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2018 |
513,440.00 |
-0.23% |
| 2017 |
514,600.00 |
2.60% |
| 2016 |
501,550.00 |
0.09% |
| 2015 |
501,090.00 |
-4.56% |
| 2014 |
525,050.00 |
2.34% |
| 2013 |
513,020.00 |
1.97% |
| 2012 |
503,110.00 |
3.89% |
| 2011 |
484,250.00 |
-3.10% |
| 2010 |
499,720.00 |
4.77% |
| 2009 |
476,950.00 |
-4.12% |
| 2008 |
497,470.00 |
6.85% |
| 2007 |
465,580.00 |
4.50% |
| 2006 |
445,530.00 |
0.59% |
| 2005 |
442,920.00 |
0.02% |
| 2004 |
442,840.00 |
6.66% |
| 2003 |
415,180.00 |
5.43% |
| 2002 |
393,810.00 |
4.12% |
| 2001 |
378,210.00 |
9.90% |
| 2000 |
344,130.00 |
1.29% |
| 1999 |
339,740.00 |
-5.61% |
| 1998 |
359,930.00 |
1.81% |
| 1997 |
353,520.00 |
3.97% |
| 1996 |
340,020.00 |
2.86% |
| 1995 |
330,560.00 |
3.29% |
| 1994 |
320,040.00 |
1.89% |
| 1993 |
314,090.00 |
2.76% |
| 1992 |
305,650.00 |
-0.98% |
| 1991 |
308,690.00 |
-1.30% |
| 1990 |
312,740.00 |
4.30% |
| 1983 |
299,856.87 |
-3.07% |
| 1982 |
309,369.22 |
-0.79% |
| 1981 |
311,848.01 |
1.29% |
| 1980 |
307,875.57 |
3.04% |
| 1979 |
298,781.01 |
4.17% |
| 1978 |
286,819.56 |
-7.41% |
| 1977 |
309,765.41 |
0.41% |
| 1976 |
308,489.58 |
4.91% |
| 1975 |
294,054.85 |
6.67% |
| 1974 |
275,680.14 |
2.38% |
| 1973 |
269,278.45 |
7.30% |
| 1972 |
250,958.92 |
0.22% |
| 1971 |
250,418.76 |
-1.32% |
| 1970 |
253,769.71 |
-1.32% |
